Legal Opinion
United States v. Chavers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 25, 2008No. 06-4303PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Reginald Chavers pleaded guilty to knowingly attempting to bring a loaded semiautomatic pistol on an airplane. Two months later, he moved to withdraw his plea, claiming he did not know the gun was loaded when he gave it to airport officials. The district court disagreed and denied the motion. We affirm.
I. Background
In May 2004 Chavers was arrested at Milwaukee County’s General Billy Mitchell International Airport, where he was checking in for a flight to Atlanta. He told airline staff that he needed to declare a weapon without any ammunition. The airline’s…
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